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Quote: While Petra is associated with the Indiana Jones movies, a couple of minutes just surveying the scene at the head of the Siq (the main modern day entrance to the temples of Petra) could have you thinking they are… Read More
Quote: Petra was built around 2,500 years by the Nabatians, a trading Arab tribe. The Nabatians discovered a value to locally found bitumen and copper. Soon, they had more wealth than they knew what to do with. They did… Read More
Quote: A walk to the single most impressive monument in Petra takes over 800 hard but well spaced out steps up hill, but most people find the journey to the hugely imposing Monastery most worthwhile. The trip to the… Read More
Quote: Incredible as it might seem, the excitement of the Siq is just foreplay. It seems expressly designed to build up excitement and expectation. The climax came at the Treasury. The route narrowed one final time, and… Read More
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Quote: Madaba in Western Jordan is a good sized town with a large Christian section of the population which has influenced the construction of a number of churches. The churches contain some special mosaics, but we… Read More
Quote: Most travellers content themselves in taking the vastly seen picture of the Khazneh as seen from behind a crevice in the Siq. That’s indeed a nice picture souvenir to have – kind of a “been there, done that”… Read More
Quote: Little Petra.Little Petra is found in Baida and known as Al Beidha is just a short distance from Petra itself. It takes about twenty minutes to half an hour at most to drive there. It is in the mountains and is… Read More
Quote: Miscommunications are easy in a foreign country, even when common languages are shared. (At least this miscommunication didn't leave me stranded for a week like it did in Namibia.) I had requested a half day… Read More